Liem defeats Dortmund chess champion

Le Quang Liem defeats Dortmund chess champion
Updated : 6:11 PM, 26/07/2011

(VOV) - After four consecutive draws, chess player Le Quang Liem won a memorable victory over former Dortmund champion Ponomariov in the fifth game of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting on July 25.

Liem took the initiative and he moved first. However, Ponomariov performed so well that it took Liem 71 moves to defeat the former champion.

With this triumph, Liem scored three points to place second in the tournament’s tally, after Vladimir Kramnik, who had a score of 4.5 points.

After a break on July 26, the matches will resume on July 27, when Liem will meet Germany’s number two player, G. Meier, with whom he tied in the opening game.

Source: http://english.vovnews.vn

Becoming the top young player in the world

Quang Liem becomes world’s top young chess player

Last update 04/07/2011 09:02:27 PM (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the July world chess ranking table of the FIDE, Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem, jumps up to 27th from the 49th place two months ago. With an Elo rating of 2,715, he stands first on the FIDE under-20 rankings.

The promotion came from Quang Liem’s silver medal at the Capablanca tournament in Cuba and the recent tournament in France.

Quang Liem has also attained the International Super Great Master title for chess players with the Elo rating of over 2700. This is an honorable landmark for any chess player in the world.

The Vietnamese chess star is about to participate in the Dortmund chess competition for International Super Great Master title holders from July 19 to August 1 in Germany. Last year, Liem ranked second at this event.

After the Dortmund event, he will join the World Cup in Russia.

Liem talked with Tuoi Tre Daily

Are you surprised with the ranking FIDE announced today?

I feel happy at hearing the news though I predicted the result around a month ago. It’s like an official recognition by the world of my efforts in the past.

Do you think you can even get more progress soon?

Promotion on FIDE rankings means of course a progress in my profession. It gives me a motivation to strive for more achievements in the future. The way is still long.

Generally, I really feel happy with the top position on the world’s under-20 ranking table. It is a reward for outstanding player.

How is your training now?

After deciding to delay my banking studies at the Saigon University, I devote all of my working time for chess studies. I work at home to prepare for World Cup and the elite chess tournament Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Germany from July 19 to August 1.

Now I am seeking a chess trainer to help me improve.

Three top ranking positions on the latest list belong to Magnus Carlsen of Norway with an Elo rating of 2,821, Viswanathan Anand of India (2,817), and Levon Aronian of Armenia (2,805).

VNE/Tuoi Tre

Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn

Le Quang Liem, the new #1 junior in the world

Le Quang Liem, the new #1 junior in the world, will be at Texas Tech University this October to compete in the 2011 SPICE Cup A group. The top American junior on this list is GM Hess. He is unable to compete in the SPICE Cup due to his college schedule.

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2715	22	1991
2	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2711	9	1992
3	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2701	12	1994
4	Yu, Yangyi	g	CHN	2672	33	1994
5	Feller, Sebastien	g	FRA	2666	6	1991
6	So, Wesley	g	PHI	2658	23	1993
7	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2654	15	1992
8	Negi, Parimarjan	g	IND	2642	18	1993
9	Matlakov, Maxim	g	RUS	2632	0	1991
10	Sjugirov, Sanan	g	RUS	2629	0	1993
11	Salgado Lopez, Ivan	g	ESP	2626	7	1991
12	Safarli, Eltaj	g	AZE	2622	9	1992
13	Kovalyov, Anton	g	ARG	2612	9	1992
14	Hess, Robert L	g	USA	2609	13	1991
15	Zherebukh, Yaroslav	g	UKR	2590	15	1993
16	Nyzhnyk, Illya	g	UKR	2589	9	1996
17	Shimanov, Aleksandr	g	RUS	2586	11	1992
18	Nabaty, Tamir	g	ISR	2584	11	1991
19	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2575	24	1994
20	Cordova, Emilio	g	PER	2567	18	1991